On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Local election results for Saturday, October 20, 2007, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Wayne Jones (Democrat) won with 62.8% of the vote.
Wayne Jones DemocratElected
62.8%9,225 votes
"Steve" Guidry RepublicanDefeated
37.2%5,462 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Wayne Jones
"Steve" Guidry
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,952 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,735 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,687 votes cast.
Parish President
No one got a majority, so Bill Hubbard (Republican) and Natalie Robottom (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Bill Hubbard RepublicanIn runoff
28.7%4,328 votes
Natalie Robottom DemocratIn runoff
27.3%4,119 votes
Jobe Boucvalt DemocratDefeated
11.5%1,733 votes
Donald Brown DemocratDefeated
11.4%1,727 votes
4 other candidates: 21.1% together
Arnold J. Labat Democrat
10.7%
1,617
Perry Bailey Democrat
6.5%
985
Russell "Russ" Wise No party
2.9%
441
Vernon Alexis, Sr. Democrat
1.0%
149
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Bill Hubbard
Natalie Robottom
Jobe Boucvalt
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 13,347 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,752 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
15,099 votes cast.
Councilman at Large, Division A
No one got a majority, so Richard Dale Wolfe, Sr. (Democrat) and Lester Rainey, Jr. (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Richard Dale Wolfe, Sr. DemocratIn runoff
38.6%2,685 votes
Lester Rainey, Jr. DemocratIn runoff
31.2%2,172 votes
Lucien J. Gauff III DemocratDefeated
22.0%1,527 votes
Larry Sorapuru, Jr. DemocratDefeated
8.2%572 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Richard Dale Wolfe, Sr.
Lester Rainey, Jr.
Lucien J. Gauff III
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 6,147 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 809 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,956 votes cast.
Councilman, District 1
No one got a majority, so Haston "Lipper" Lewis, Sr. (Democrat) and Iona August Holloway (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Haston "Lipper" Lewis, Sr. DemocratIn runoff
34.0%762 votes
Iona August Holloway DemocratIn runoff
24.5%549 votes
Arthur "Dokie" Smith DemocratDefeated
21.6%484 votes
Shane Bailey DemocratDefeated
20.0%448 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Haston "Lipper" Lewis, Sr.
Iona August Holloway
Arthur "Dokie" Smith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,003 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 240 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,243 votes cast.
Councilman, District 2
No one got a majority, so Cleveland Farlough (Democrat) and Danny Millet (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Cleveland Farlough DemocratIn runoff
23.5%564 votes
Danny Millet DemocratIn runoff
21.7%522 votes
Ranney Wilson DemocratDefeated
16.1%388 votes
Remy M. Amedee RepublicanDefeated
12.6%302 votes
4 other candidates: 26.1% together
Purnell D. Brewer, Jr. Democrat
12.5%
301
Warren "Bosco" Torres, Jr. Democrat
8.1%
194
Lolita Scott Moore Democrat
2.7%
66
Norman V. Volion Democrat
2.7%
66
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Cleveland Farlough
Danny Millet
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,097 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 306 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,403 votes cast.
Councilman, District 3
No one got a majority, so Charles Julien (Democrat) and Raydel Morris (Democrat) went to a runoff.
Charles Julien DemocratIn runoff
27.2%453 votes
Raydel Morris DemocratIn runoff
24.1%402 votes
Bernell M. Charles, Sr. DemocratDefeated
20.4%340 votes
Travis "Casual" Cook DemocratDefeated
18.8%313 votes
Regan "Netty" Tyler DemocratDefeated
9.5%159 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Charles Julien
Raydel Morris
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,499 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 168 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,667 votes cast.
Councilman, District 4
Jaclyn Hotard (Democrat) won with 56.7% of the vote.
Jaclyn Hotard DemocratElected
56.7%993 votes
Mel Powell DemocratDefeated
43.3%759 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Jaclyn Hotard
Mel Powell
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,522 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 230 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,752 votes cast.
Councilman, District 5
Darnel Clement Usry (Democrat) won with 53.8% of the vote.
Darnel Clement Usry DemocratElected
53.8%1,189 votes
Leonhard McGinn RepublicanDefeated
25.9%572 votes
R. Anthony Brown DemocratDefeated
20.3%448 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Darnel Clement Usry
Leonhard McGinn
R. Anthony Brown
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,914 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 295 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,209 votes cast.
Councilman, District 6
Ronnie S. Smith (Democrat) won with 69.6% of the vote.
Ronnie S. Smith DemocratElected
69.6%946 votes
"Mert" Miller RepublicanDefeated
30.4%414 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Ronnie S. Smith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,239 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 121 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,360 votes cast.
Councilman, District 7
Cheryl Millet (Democrat) won with 52.9% of the vote.
Cheryl Millet DemocratElected
52.9%1,481 votes
Sean P. Roussel RepublicanDefeated
47.1%1,317 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Cheryl Millet
Sean P. Roussel
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,455 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 343 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,798 votes cast.
State Legislature
State Representative, 56th Representative District
Gary L. Smith, Jr. (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Gary L. Smith, Jr. 74.0%, "Ram" G. Ramachandran 26.0%.
Gary L. Smith, Jr. DemocratElected
57.6%8,591 votes
"Ram" G. Ramachandran DemocratDefeated
42.4%6,316 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Gary L. Smith, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,370 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 181 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 57th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Nickie Monica (Republican) and "Geri" Broussard Baloney (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Nickie Monica 26.4%, "Geri" Broussard Baloney 20.2%, Randal L. Gaines 15.6%, Natalie Tatje 16.8%.
Nickie Monica RepublicanIn runoff
29.3%4,827 votes
"Geri" Broussard Baloney DemocratIn runoff
17.4%2,867 votes
Randal L. Gaines DemocratDefeated
17.2%2,830 votes
Natalie Tatje DemocratDefeated
16.5%2,726 votes
2 other candidates: 19.7% together
Gerald Keller Democrat
15.4%
2,547
Matthew John Ory Democrat
4.3%
703
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Nickie Monica
"Geri" Broussard Baloney
Randal L. Gaines
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,236 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 1,371 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
State Representative, 58th Representative District
No one got a majority, so Elton M. Aubert (Democrat) and Troy Brown (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Elton M. Aubert 32.9%, Troy Brown 46.4%, Terance L. Irvin 20.7%.
Elton M. Aubert DemocratIn runoff
39.8%6,345 votes
Troy Brown DemocratIn runoff
35.5%5,666 votes
Terance L. Irvin DemocratDefeated
24.7%3,932 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Elton M. Aubert
Troy Brown
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,264 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 170 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Statewide and federal races in St. John the Baptist Parish
Attorney General
No one got a majority, so James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Democrat) and Royal Alexander (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell 39.2%, Royal Alexander 19.7%, Charles C. Foti, Jr. 41.1%.
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell DemocratIn runoff
35.6%434,507 votes
Royal Alexander RepublicanIn runoff
32.4%395,498 votes
Charles C. Foti, Jr. DemocratDefeated
31.9%389,300 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,148 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,623 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,219,305 votes cast.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
No one got a majority, so "Bob" Odom (Democrat) and Mike Strain (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: "Bob" Odom 53.1%, Mike Strain 28.8%, Wayne Carter 12.9%, Don Johnson 5.2%.
"Bob" Odom DemocratIn runoff
41.3%505,504 votes
Mike Strain RepublicanIn runoff
40.5%494,760 votes
Wayne Carter RepublicanDefeated
12.5%152,893 votes
Don Johnson RepublicanDefeated
5.7%69,470 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bob" Odom
Mike Strain
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,054 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,635 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,222,627 votes cast.
Commissioner of Insurance
"Jim" Donelon (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: "Jim" Donelon 42.9%, James "Jim" Crowley 45.0%, Robert Lansden 8.2%, Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale 4.0%.
"Jim" Donelon RepublicanElected
50.9%606,196 votes
James "Jim" Crowley DemocratDefeated
35.6%423,986 votes
Robert Lansden RepublicanDefeated
8.9%105,991 votes
Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale RepublicanDefeated
4.6%55,350 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jim" Donelon
James "Jim" Crowley
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,858 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,621 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,191,523 votes cast.
Governor
"Bobby" Jindal (Republican) won with 53.9% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: "Bobby" Jindal 47.6%, Walter J. Boasso 19.7%, John Georges 21.8%, Foster Campbell 7.6%.
"Bobby" Jindal RepublicanElected
53.9%699,275 votes
Walter J. Boasso DemocratDefeated
17.5%226,476 votes
John Georges No partyDefeated
14.4%186,682 votes
Foster Campbell DemocratDefeated
12.5%161,665 votes
8 other candidates: 1.8% together
Mary Volentine Smith Democrat
0.5%
5,868
B. Alexandrenko Other party
0.4%
4,791
Anthony "Tony G" Gentile Other party
0.3%
3,372
T. Lee Horne III Libertarian
0.2%
2,648
Sheldon Forest No party
0.2%
2,323
M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza Democrat
0.2%
2,080
Hardy Parkerson Democrat
0.1%
1,666
Arthur D. "Jim" Nichols No party
0.1%
994
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Bobby" Jindal
Walter J. Boasso
John Georges
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 13,277 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,751 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,297,840 votes cast.
Lieutenant Governor
"Mitch" Landrieu (Democrat) won with 56.6% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: "Mitch" Landrieu 75.0%, "Sammy" Kershaw 13.4%, Gary J. Beard 8.0%, Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. 2.1%.
"Mitch" Landrieu DemocratElected
56.6%701,887 votes
"Sammy" Kershaw RepublicanDefeated
30.3%375,727 votes
Gary J. Beard RepublicanDefeated
10.6%130,876 votes
Norris "Spanky" Gros, Jr. No partyDefeated
1.3%15,965 votes
Thomas D. Kates No partyDefeated
1.3%15,555 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Mitch" Landrieu
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,425 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,684 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,240,010 votes cast.
Secretary of State
"Jay" Dardenne (Republican) won with 63.3% of the vote.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: "Jay" Dardenne 47.0%, "R." Wooley 46.6%, Scott Lewis 6.4%.
"Jay" Dardenne RepublicanElected
63.3%757,821 votes
"R." Wooley DemocratDefeated
31.3%374,199 votes
Scott Lewis Other partyDefeated
5.4%64,723 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
"Jay" Dardenne
"R." Wooley
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,707 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,563 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,196,743 votes cast.
BESE, District 8
Linda M. Johnson (Democrat) won with 66.0% of the vote.
This race covers 13 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: Linda M. Johnson 70.7%, Darrell W. Glasper 29.3%.
Linda M. Johnson DemocratElected
66.0%101,992 votes
Darrell W. Glasper Other partyDefeated
34.0%52,529 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
Under 50%
50 to 60%
Over 60%
Linda M. Johnson
Darrell W. Glasper
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,883 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,498 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
154,521 votes cast.
Constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Proh.redct.salary suppl.law enf./fire officer
Passed: 59.0% voted for and 41.0% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: For 60.9%, Against 39.1%.
ForApproved
59.0%675,775 votes
Against
41.0%469,006 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,362 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,628 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,144,781 votes cast.
Amendment 2
Suppl. uniform pay plans police/fire agencies
Passed: 56.2% voted for and 43.8% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: For 60.3%, Against 39.7%.
ForApproved
56.2%628,854 votes
Against
43.8%489,384 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 11,036 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,615 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,118,238 votes cast.
Amendment 3
State retirement - additional funds - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 58.0% voted for and 42.0% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: For 57.2%, Against 42.8%.
ForApproved
58.0%635,324 votes
Against
42.0%459,322 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,784 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,568 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,094,646 votes cast.
Amendment 4
Exempt consigned jewelry ad valorem prop. tax
Passed: 44.3% voted for and 55.7% voted against.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In St. John the Baptist Parish: For 46.0%, Against 54.0%.
For
44.3%490,460 votes
AgainstDefeated
55.7%615,781 votes
By precinct in St. John the Baptist Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
For
Against
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 10,886 votes cast at the polls in 36 precincts. The 1,568 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.